Editor: Marcy Burstiner makes a few interesting points regarding newspapers and the Internet ("Media Maven," June 5). I agree that newspapers could identify net links for patrons who have computer access and would like to learn more about a topic, and that, certainly, Internet news services could liberally use net links for those already hooked […]
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USFS Knob Sale
Editor: Seth Naman’s story about the Salmon River kayak and raft race was almost as good as getting wet, but there’s one point that bears correction ("Off the Pavement," June 5). Mr. Naman writes that "(t)he drainage basin of the Salmon River is almost completely covered by federally designated wilderness, making it one of the […]
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About Schmidt
Confidential to Corpus Christi Federal Bankruptcy Judge Richard S. Schmidt: All is forgiven. The first few months of the Pacific Lumber bankruptcy case — the first few months of 2007 — were full of patent absurdities, and you bore some of the brunt of our ridicule. Who can forget the great "phone-booth office" scam, in […]
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Sea of Links
I don’t know Christopher Smead and Erin Miller but I know a lot about them. Miller graduated from Fortuna Union High in 2001 and now works at NetFlix. She married Christopher Smead last June and he works at Logitech in Fremont. They live in San Jose with their cat named Crumb. They didn’t invite me […]
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Torrent of Bits
Last week we noted that the paranoid and paranoia-inducing machinery of Humboldt County politics seemed to have mellowed this cycle. Where were all the shady front groups? Where was the dirty money? Where were the outlandish rumors and whisper campaigns? Did the election even happen? Just as we were starting to suspect it was all […]
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Battle of Richmond
Editor: As is the case for most of our country, Humboldt State University is experiencing ongoing financial pain. In our case, that has resulted in damage to our capacity to teach and engage in scholarship. It has been an extremely stressful time for my colleagues and me as we cast about to find ways to […]
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Nice to be Nice
Well, here we are with only a few days left to go in the first and possibly final round of the 2008 contest for the Humboldt County Board of Supervisors, and so far there’s been a noticeable absence of juice to the campaigns. Lo and behold, everyone seems to have played above board, more or […]
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King’s Salmon
Editor: The Karuk Tribe’s representative Craig Tucker has been making the rounds, both on the media front and in the rumor mill, to discredit the Northcoast Environmental Center’s position on Klamath dam settlement talks. (“Town Dandy,” May 22) Tucker’s pitch is unfortunate. He contends that the NEC has had “two years” to bring up our […]
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Cub Care
Editor: We appreciated your recent article on the mountain lion cub (“Of Cubs and Men,” May 15). We were happy to be able to clarify the situation. There are a few points, however, that we think should be mentioned. The Humboldt Wildlife Care Center had no say in the decision-making process regarding the eventual plan […]
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Next up: RATT
Editor: As I write this, Humboldt County is on the eve of one of the finest cultural moments the area has experienced since, well … ever. Tonight, taking the stage in a casino (the indoor equivalent of a county fair) is Night Ranger (“The Hum,” May 22). Tickets starting at $39. Leave your self-respect at […]
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Drying Up
Is the Klamath Settlement Agreement dying? Not yet, but the proposal to end years of one of the West’s most vitriolic water wars isn’t looking too healthy right now. For the last couple of years, fishermen and environmentalists and Indians and farmers sat around a table, trying to reach an agreement that would share Klamath […]
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The Schizophrenic Second
As expected, Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger last week appointed Stafford resident Johanna Rodoni to the Humboldt County Board of Supervisors. Rodoni takes the seat formerly occupied by her husband, the late Roger Rodoni, whose tragic and sudden death in an automobile accident late last month shot a hole through the county’s heart (see "Roger Rodoni, 1940-2008," […]